Regional Misk Global Forum 2017 Misk Global Forum is the flagship global platform of the Misk Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic foundation, aimed to... Wamda • 24 October, 2017 saudi ksa Misk Global Forum
Regional Great potential, more work in store for the MENA’s travel tech sector At GITEX 2017, Dubai Airport Authority revealed a virtual aquarium tunnel. As you walked through the tunnel, consumed by glimpses of... Archana Menon • 24 October, 2017 uae Travel Tourism
Regional Investor Day - FinTech Hive FinTech Hive at DIFC, the first-of-its-kind accelerator in the region, features 11 finalists and brings together an emerging generation of... Wamda • 23 October, 2017 Fintech Fintech Hive DIFC
Regional Global Ventures Summit - Dubai Global Ventures Summit seeks to level the playing field and support the best business ideas, startups and entrepreneurs coming out of... Wamda • 20 October, 2017 Dubai Ventures GVS
Regional Intelak Aviation & Travel Incubator [Apply before January 6, 2018] Intelak is a hub that aims to inspire and develop teams to become part of the conversation that is happening globally on the future of... Wamda • 19 October, 2017 Travel Intelak Incubator
Regional How to overcome competitiveness in the hospitality industry [Video] In the competitive market of the hospitality industry, “offering lower prices does not always cut it with the guests,”... Maya Rahal • 19 October, 2017 hospitality Hotels
Regional Global Financial Forum The global financial crisis happened nearly a decade ago, yet economic growth in developed markets has been lacklustre ever since. Many... Wamda • 18 October, 2017 Dubai DIFC finance
Regional EFICA Gala Dinner 2017 Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) and Thomson Reuters have announced the three finalists for their Ethical Finance and Innovation Challenge and... Wamda • 16 October, 2017 Dubai Ethical Financing Islamic Banking
Regional How hotels can help startups scale [Video] “Customers want a seamless experience across all of their touch points,” said Omar Christidis, founder and CEO of ArabNet... Staff writer • 12 October, 2017 Hotels hospitality
Regional Webrazzi Summit 2017 Webrazzi Summit 2017 will be taking place on October 18 at the Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent. In recent years the conference has grown... Wamda • 09 October, 2017 turkey internet startup
Regional This is why hotels need to start working with startups [Video] Technology is disrupting all sectors and hotels are not an exception to that global trend. According to Deloitte’s 2017 travel and... Staff writer • 05 October, 2017 Travel hospitality Tourism
Regional Middle East NXT Banking Summit: Fintech will boost the banking sector in the region With the urge of knowing and sharing fintech capabilities and the way they impact the economy, The Middle East NXT Banking Summit,... Aisha Mohdhar • 05 October, 2017 banking Fintech startups
Regional SME Beyond Borders Dubai 2017 SME Beyond Borders Dubai 2017 is a full-day event where speakers and attendees get to benefit from the plenty of networking opportunities... Wamda • 03 October, 2017 Dubai sme future
Regional When startups create solutions to MENA’s underprivileged communities [Infographic] The daunting challenges that face underprivileged communities throughout the MENA region will continue to be a central issue for both the... Staff writer • 03 October, 2017 Humanitarian Aid startups refugess
Regional Evolve: Digital Transformation Forum Evolve Digital Transformation Forum, which aims to attract more than 300 C-level digital leaders from public and private sectors, will shed... Wamda • 02 October, 2017 Evolve digital MENA
Regional MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition 11th Edition [Call for applications] Apply today for the 11th edition of the MITEF Arab Startup Competition and take part in one of the biggest startup competitions in the... Wamda • 02 October, 2017 MITEF competition startup
Regional Altibbi raises $6.5M through MEVP, DASH Ventures, and other investors Altibbi Ltd., one of the Middle East’s largest digital health platforms, announced a new round of funding amounting to $6.5 million.... Staff writer • 02 October, 2017 AlTibbi MEVP DASH Ventures
Regional New startups on the block: October Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Suplift Saudi... Reine Farhat • 01 October, 2017 Startup List
Regional Tech startups are disrupting the service sector [Video] Press CC for Arabic subtitles. Entrepreneurs are closer to the trends, and are even setting some. They are also able to cater more... Staff writer • 28 September, 2017 Tourism Hotels Mobile
Regional Innovate For Refugees 2017 [Call for Applications] MITEF Enterprise Forum Pan Arab's Innovate for Refugees is designed to attract the best tech-driven solutions addressing the... Wamda • 28 September, 2017 refugees syria Innovate for Refugees
Regional Alabbar and MEVP launch $250M MENA tech-focused VC fund Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) announced today the launch of its third MENA venture capital fund – the Middle East Venture Fund... Staff writer • 27 September, 2017 Alabbar MEVP Walid Hanna
Regional 4th Future Agro Challenge (FAC) Global Championships The 4th Future Agro Challenge (FAC) Global Championships will take place in Istanbul, Turkey in April 2018 during the Global Agripreneurs... Wamda • 26 September, 2017 turkey Agriculture challenge
Regional Corporate VCs and VCs: Who wins the battle? In 2016, Intel Capital and Google Ventures were the most active corporate venture capital (CVC), according to a CB Insights report,... Reine Farhat • 24 September, 2017 corporate venture capital Venture Capital CER
Regional Alshaya gets on board in Noon Kuwait-based retail franchise operator MH Alshaya Co has acquired a strategic stake in Noon, the region’s new ecommerce platform,... Rana Freifer • 21 September, 2017 Alshaya Noon ecommerce